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OKI Dominion club hosting new series
A full variety of gaited hors*' breeds will be featured at the Virginia (Jaited Hurst' Fun Show May 25 at the American I ,egu>n showgrounds in Timberville.
The t >ld l Vimmum t kitted Horst' Association is the hosting etuk (.'lasses. which range from mil classes to dressage, model and games. begin at 9 n.m Breeds include Plantation Walking Horses. Backing Hoist's. Spotted Saddle Horst's. Mountain t torses iuul mo t v.
Another show is planned July 5.
The show is part of a series uf one-day gaited shows in Virginia, Maryland ami IV'imsykania. Tht' exhibitors are eligible tor the high points program and at tht' end of the show season a kimptel will U' held to honor winners in 12 divisions.
OIKdl \ promotes "naturally gaited’ horses rather than tht' high pruftk' "tag lick" walking horses seen at the big Tennessee Walking Hoist' shows. “liantation" walking horses and other gaited breeds have two or three distinct gaits - a flat walk, a raek or running walk and a canter. Tht' main selling point of a gutted tu»rst'. say enthusiasts. is tht' cumlurtahle and spt'txlv "gait ‘ or running walk that covers tht' ground with completely smooth. lateral movement akin to the once of a Standardbml racehorse, but it is tour Units, rather than two.
Hie runnmg walk is much faster than an ordinary walk, averaging speeds of S 10 milts per hour, with some horses maintaining the gait at 12 units jvr Umr.
By com|virist>n. a tn»t averages eight milt's per hour, in a somewhat U>uncy, two Unit, diagonal gait.
In tlio running walk, tht'rt' is an even 1-2-J-4 Unit, with a rhythm and tooti.ill pattern identical to a regular walk. The him! legs teach far torwanl. landing well past tht' truck left by tlit' front toot on the sumo suit'. The him! k'gs drive (from behind in long sti nk's and tU' liorst' may Uib his head, flop his ears and even clack his teeth in time to tht' rhythm.
TU hooves hitting the ground individually rather in pairs ttunnnues the loive and bounce the hoist' transmits to the mk r In fact, a class U'ki at must gaittnl horse shows, explninetl club meinU'r lkivid Ht'rbert. is tht' “water glass class." "t'ompetitors enter the ring teaming) a full glass of water* HerU'it said "Whot'ver has tilt' must water left after the class wins." Many times competitors spill no water, so smooth aiv the gaits. "smoi'th as silk." Herbert saki.
Two local bivtnk'rs mid trainers. Stephanie lViuiell and Julie Zompanti of Westwood Klurms mnir Rixeyvilk' are helping organise tht' new series. along with ODGI1A president Turn tlossiiul
IVtails can U' fuuml online at www.odgha.net or call (570) -UtT-aaKB
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